https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x8jq4/gamers-cant-stop-buying-the-loot-boxes-they-hate

Star Wars Battlefront II isn't out until November, but publisher Electronic Arts gave fans a chance to play the beta this weekend for free. Thousands of players stormed Naboo's throne room, piloted Poe Dameron's X-Wing, and hunting rebels as Boba Fett. A good time was had by most, but the game's reliance on loot boxes has angered some fans.

Loot boxes contain rewards that change the game slightly and in some cases give players a little boost over other players. Sometimes the boxes jut contain aesthetic items such as costumes, but increasingly they contain items that modify the way a game plays. As of this writing, the top three threads on the Star Wars Battlefront subreddit and the top five threads of the /r/games subreddit are discussions by fans upset about the presence of loot boxes in a $60 game. They're angry because, if the beta is any indication, then Battlefront II's progression system is completely tied to the loot box economy.